Constitution Express
…2 UBCIC, Indian Constitution Express. 1981, 7. 3 Ibid., 1 4 Ibid., 2. 5 Ibid., 3. 6 Ibid., 5. 7 Ibid. 8 Ibid, 6. 9 Ibid, 6-7. 10 UBCIC, “Editorial,”…
About Sovereignty Performance
…am from a small town called Stephenville Crossing in Western Newfoundland. When creating a new piece, which materials do you gravitate towards and why? Usually when I create a piece…
About the REDress project
…across Canada. It is an installation art project based on an aesthetic response to this critical national issue. The project seeks to collect 600 red dresses by community donation that…
Indian Homemakers’ Association of British Columbia
…particular challenges and discrimination experienced by Indian women, members became more politically motivated. IHA members began to put pressure on the DIA to provide the support and infrastructure that their…
Community & Politics
…The Assembly of First Nations – http://www.afn.ca The First Nations Summit – http://www.fns.bc.ca/ The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami – http://www.itk.ca The Native Women’s Association of Canada – http://www.nwac.ca The Metis National…
UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record
…this event: UBC Dialogue: Nov 1, 2011. This page presents the complete video record: the menu system above here provides detailed descriptions and controls for navigating this record. For more…
UBC Dialogue: Nov 1, 2011
…page located below this one on the menu system: UBC Dialogue: Full Video Record. For more information on the Indian Residential School System, see the parent page to this one,…
Bill C-31
…of her husband’s band. Legally, her status would become conditional on her husband’s status. Whether marrying an Indian man or non-Indian man, an Indian woman may be separated from her…
Indian Status
Government-issued Indian Status card. Image courtesy of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. What is Indian Status? “Indian Status” refers to a specific legal identity of an Aboriginal person in Canada….
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…to describe Aboriginal peoples in an international context through the increasing visibility of international Indigenous rights movements. ”Indigenous” may be considered by some to be the most inclusive term of…
